This study looks at whether a medication called gabapentin can help reduce pain after a tonsillectomy (removal of tonsils) in children. Gabapentin is a medicine often used for nerve pain. In this study, children aged 3-18 having a tonsillectomy will either get gabapentin or a placebo (a pill with no medicine) before surgery.
The study will check how much pain medicine is needed after surgery and how soon the first pain medicine is taken. Pain levels are also measured using scales like the Wong Baker scale that uses faces to show pain levels.
There are two groups: one receives gabapentin and the other does not. This study is double-blinded, meaning neither the participants nor the researchers know who is getting the real medicine.
- 50 children will participate, and they will be contacted by phone for three days after surgery to report pain levels.
- Participants must be aged 3-18, undergoing elective tonsillectomy without serious health issues.
- Children with high BMI, kidney issues, chronic pain, gabapentin allergy, or developmental delays are excluded.
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